Stations in the Pleiades are burning!The Thargoids attacked andrescues were completed.Yet the stations still remain offline...Our goal is to fix them!

Operation Ida is a joint initiative welcoming commanders from any group, faction, or power. We are open to all players that are willing to participate peacefully in this operation.

Make no mistake: this is a huge undertaking. Most of the stations we are aiming to repair require hundreds of thousands, if not millions of tons of supplies to repair. Even before the stations were attacked, the quality of infrastructure in the Pleiades region wasn't optimal. With the removal of these damaged stations commodities can be hard to find or require 200LY+ trips to acquire.

This great challenge is not without its rewards though. Every station that is brought back online is a huge win for the galactic community - not to mention another potential source of supplies to be used for continued repairs.

Many argue that what humanity does best is go towar, and there certainly is ample evidence for that. Butthere is also a massive and growing body of evidencethat humanity’s true strength lies in our ability to bandtogether against apparently insurmountable odds,and pool our collective efforts to achieve somethingastounding. The pilots of Operation IDA and the othergroups tirelessly shuttling materials to the woundedstations are proof positive of this resolve.

(Repaired by the Winged Hussars)

1 March 3304

The Oracle in Pleiades Sector IR-W D1-55

This (The Oracle) was the first station to be attacked by the Thargoids and it is the first station to be repaired by Operation Ida. Let this station be a beacon of hope for the people living in the Pleiades Nebula for they can now know that they’re not forgotten.

— Fett_Li upon news of the completion of repairs on The Oracle

Contributing Player Groups

Interplanetary Explorations (IPX)

IPX's "Operation Ida Team" have organised multiple large scale and long range convoys hauling massive numbers of hard to find commodities from supply locations in the Bubble to the repair target stations in the heart of the Pleiades.

Hutton Orbital Truckers (HOT-POT)

Primarily PC Based

R3D

R3D are the result of a recent merger between Red Dice Systems and the Dust District. A PVE focused group with current aims to fight back the Thargoid menace, R3D has provided both anti-Thargoid support in the Pleiades and large amounts of cargo hauling manpower.

Primarily PC Based

LSR

The Leviathan Scout Regiment's Search and Rescue Fleet is designed to provide search and rescue duties and re-fuelling operations for LSR. In addition they have developed a name for themselves due to their quick and efficient response to starports and ships attacked by Thargoids, coordinated evacuation efforts both in response to the current Thargoid situation, and various other crises around the galaxy.

Primarily Xbox Based

77th FSD

Military-sim based player group providing escort support for convoys and cargo hauling as well as BGS support to help ensure increased supply at local stations in the Pleiades.

Primarily Xbox based

ED's 38

A social and cooperative society using spreadsheet science to find the best biscuits available for all of mankind. Ed's 38 was so named because of around 38 initial regular viewers of community manager Ed Lewis's unofficial (personal) lunchtime twitch streams. Ed's 38 have provided much needed publicity and hauling support.

Third Independent Fleet (3IF)

Independent player group based on the edge of the Bubble near the Pleiades. 3IF has supported consistent high-supply states in stations providing much needed long range repair commodities.